Oil light diverts Gitmo flight to Miami

Feb. 15, 2013 - 05:07PM
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Last Updated: Feb. 15, 2013 - 05:07PM |

MIAMI — A flight headed from Guantanamo Naval Air Force Base to Andrews Air Force Base was diverted to Miami International Airport after a light indicator came on.

Airport spokesman Marc Henderson says the 737-800 plane operated by Miami Air landed safely early Friday afternoon with 144 on board, mostly U.S. soldiers. Henderson says the passengers are waiting for a later flight to the base in Maryland.

Associated Press reporter Ben Fox was on the flight. He says many of the participants in a pretrial hearing in the war crimes case against five Guantanamo prisoners accused of planning the Sept. 11 attacks were on the flight.